The list for July 11, 1997
The Top 15 Least Useful Technologies
of the Future
of the Future
- ASCII IMAX theaters
- ChocoAlchemy — converts "Yoo Hoo" to "Nestle’s Quik"
- "Mr. Scratchy" Self-Adjusting Cup For Major League Ballplayers
- New wraparound 12 TV picture tube engineered for optimal TNN line-dancing display
- Pod bay doors
- The "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tofu!" Burrito
- The Dennis Rodman Mood Wig
- Appendix transplants
- The "TeshStop 2000" — automatically blocks bad new age music.
- IBM’s Deep Woo: Able to write and direct over 200 million Hong Kong style action movies per second.
- Underfresh – Gasses passing through become Springtime fresh.
- Virtual hors d’oeuvres for videoconferences
- Penile Reduction Surgery
- Baldwin Goggles — To identify which Baldwin brother is which
And the Number 1 Least Useful Technology of the Future…
- The Snot Matrix printer
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CREDITS
Selected from 123 submissions from 47 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 1 (8th #1)
- Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 2
- Mark Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA — 3
- Boyd Johnson, San Diego, CA — 4
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 5
- Keith Martin, Atlanta, GA — 6
- Marianne Tatom, Austin, TX — 7
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 8
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 9
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 10
- Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 11
- Phil Doyle, Mercer Island, WA — 12, Topic
- Bo Williams, Huntsville, AL — 13
- David Hyatt, New York, NY — 14
- David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 15
- R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — Banner Tag
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
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